Can a small indie game team from Poland escape the curse of the Blair Witch? Not the actual magical curse that has people sniffing the wallpaper in abandoned, spooky houses, but the one that has afflicted every movie that has come since the iconic original Blair Witch Project in 1999. …
Read More »Borderlands story recap: Catch up on the history of Pandora in time for Borderlands 3
For a series all about pointing bazillions of guns at bazillions of heads, there’s a surprising amount of lore bubbling behind the scenes of the Borderlands (opens in new tab) series, which is about to continue the story with Borderlands 3 (opens in new tab) later this year. If you’re …
Read More »Why Rockstars Bully still has fans screaming for a sequel
There’s a reason that the internet explodes every there’s even whispers of a Bully (opens in new tab) sequel. A reason why a GTA Online Bully Easter egg (opens in new tab) had us all reaching for our pencil cases. Bully was like no Rockstar game before or since, and …
Read More »Is it just me, or is James Bond just awful in Casino Royale?
Recently, I attended Secret Cinema Presents Casino Royale (opens in new tab). The experience was suitably immersive, but the part of the night I was most looking forward to was re-viewing the film on the big screen. Despite once wearing out a VHS copy of Diamonds Are Forever (opens in …
Read More »Release Radar: Our pick of the weeks best TV, movies, and games (July 22-28)
1. Ellen Page: The video game comes to PC If you missed Beyond: Two Souls (opens in new tab) on PlayStation in 2013, you’re getting another chance to check it out on PC. Showcasing Quantic Dream’s traditional mixes of motion-capture magic and human stories, it tells the story of Jodie, …
Read More »Big question: What two game studios do you want to collaborate?
Thanks to contracts and publishing deals, it’s harder than you’d think for your favorite game makers to team up, but this Big Question regular is a safe place. A place where dreams are allowed to live on, and Hideo Kojima is happily working on an Ape Escape game right now. …
Read More »8 best doll horror movies to make you scream “Pinocchi-oh no”
The best doll horror movies are the ones that we like to laugh about when we’re with friends but secretly would never watch alone. The sheer idea of evil lurking inside an innocent child’s plaything is enough to make us shudder at even the idea of glassy-eyed doll watching us …
Read More »Release Radar: Our pick of the weeks best TV, movies, and games (July 8-14)
1. Destroy your life building tiny bathrooms in Dragon Quest Builders 2 Dragon Quest Builders 2 uses the solid foundations of the original – exploration, monster bashing and increasingly elaborate crafting and construction projects – and adds new abilities like flying, breathing underwater and the blessed addition of fast travel. …
Read More »Stranger Things 3 post-credits scene explained, and what it means for season 4
Warning: this article contains major spoilers regarding Stranger Things 3 (opens in new tab), including the fate of a main character, the nature and motives of the season’s villains, and the contents of the finale. Please don’t read any further if you haven’t watched Stranger Things 3 and want to …
Read More »Is it just me, or should there be more TV shows about movies?
As a film-loving teenager, my weekly highlight wasn’t Friday night at the cinema, but Sunday night in front of the telly. Why? Because of Alex Cox’s Moviedrome. The cult movie strand was where I first saw Brazil (opens in new tab) and The Terminator (opens in new tab), but it …
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